UPDATE: Truck, car and bike collides leaving two dead
Accident will be subject of investigation by authorities.
Two men were killed yesterday (10 October) afternoon when a truck, car and
motorbike collided on the N1 north-bound highway under the Ontdekkers Road bridge in Florida.
ER24 paramedics arrived on the scene shortly after 1.30pm, finding the truck against the barrier facing oncoming traffic.
Read the initial article:
https://www.citizen.co.za/roodepoort-record/2018/10/10/notice-residents-warned-avoid-n1-serious-accident/
The motorbike was found in the middle of the highway while the light motor vehicle was found on the side of the road.
Upon closer inspection, paramedics found the body of the truck driver, a man in his 50s, lying inside his vehicle while the body of the biker, a man in his 30s, was lying beneath the truck.
Paramedics assessed the patients and found that both men had sustained numerous injuries and showed no signs of life. Nothing could be done for them and they were declared dead on the scene.
Also Read:
https://www.citizen.co.za/roodepoort-record/2018/10/10/video-update-two-killed-n1-accident/
The driver of the light motor vehicle was assessed and found to have escaped injury.
The details surrounding this incident are not yet known but local authorities were on the scene for further investigations.
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